Ted Egan's Hahndorf and The Barossa: Valleys Of Hope
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- Опубликовано: 29 мар 2014
- Ted Egan's journey from the plains of Adelaide into the hills to Hahndorf and then north to the Barossa valley traces the route taken by early German migrants on their quest for new lands and freedom from religious persecution.
Some years ago Ted performed with the Barossa's Nuriootpa brass band. He became close friends with many valley people and as a consequence he wrote his song "A Schlucke and A Snitter" to celebrate the achievements of those hardy pioneers.
This story looks at the achievements of men such as artist Sir Hans Heysen.
We meet grape growers and famous wine makers with names such as Lehmann, Burge, Scharple, Seppelt, and Schulz. We see them at work and at play and on one Sunday in the midst of the grape harvest we join them for a traditional harvest 'thanksgiving and blessing' of the crop.
At Seppeltfield, Bill Seppelt, representing the fourth generation of his family in Australia, takes Ted into the inner sanctum that for years held the secrets of Seppelt's success. At Peter Lehmann Wines we learn that a handshake is still a man's word and that trust between a winemaker and his growers is a powerful force.
Imagine a television station or anyone making a documentary about South Australia now it's as if we don't exist . We have been written out of history so that simple people will think that Australia is just blonde surfies from Bondi
I think the first grapes were grown for vinegar not wine for preserving of foods
Actually there are quite a few of the names mentioned here that are not German but in fact Wendish, Lehmann included..probably most of those that came from Silesia would be Wendish,Silesia being a part of upper Lusatia,or in the wendish language Ober Lausitz....I know this as my ancestor was Wendish and came from the same area.(they settled in the area known as St Kitts,also part of the Barossa back in the mid 1850's ).his family home that he built still stands in the town of Buchenwalde to this day (now a part of Eastern Germany).
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What a wonderful story and thank you!
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